Birdwatcher Goes On Snipe Hunt

“Remember the goofy snipe hunts you were encouraged to partake in at summer camps?” asks birding guide Woody Wheeler, in his Conservation Catalyst blog .  “Often they took place at night and involved a large sack, a club and a flashlight,” he reminds us, and the “victim” wasn’t a snipe, but rather the gullible ‘snipe hunter.’ Wheeler recommends a different sort of snipe hunt that involves sleeping during the night. Then leave the bags, clubs and flashlights home and head out in daylight to a marsh or moist field with a good pair of binoculars/ Rich Landers , SR. More here . (Photo from Outdoors blog)

Question: Have you ever participated in a “snipe hunt” — either as a “guide” or a duped hunter?